KENT — Homeowners who live in the West Aspetuck River Watershed are being invited to learn more what they can do to help the river.

For the first time in Litchfield and New Haven counties, four area land trusts, three river protection organizations and several concerned advocacy groups have joined forces to protect two key river systems and their watersheds in Northwest Connecticut: Litchfield County's East and West Aspetuck Rivers, which flow through five towns, and the Pomperaug River, which flows through three towns.